Minter Bridge Elementary School

Set in Hillsboro, Oregon, Minter Bridge Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community, part of Hillsboro SD 1J. It instructs 334 students across grades K through 6.

Within Hillsboro SD 1J, which oversees 37 schools and 18,465 students, Minter Bridge Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Minter Bridge Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 30% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, Minter Bridge Elementary School records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Washington County's rate of about 57%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Minter Bridge Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.6%; this one comes in at 15.8%, -19.8 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $107,772, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Washington County runs 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), of which Minter Bridge Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hillsboro High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Minter Bridge Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 23.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Minter Bridge Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 481 (now 334). Over the same period, the White share fell from 38% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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